In honor of National Peace Corps Week, we're sharing a glimpse of our life as Peace Corps volunteers in Niger, West Africa. Learn more about how every Smiling Tree purchase supports Peace Corps development projects, and let our pictures and letters home carry you away to another world!

You know that little blurb you see in our Etsy shop and on our packaging that says "circling the earth with smiles: we donate to worldwide youth development projects for every toy sold"? Well here's your chance to learn more about the good things that your Smiling Tree purchases support! We're excited to share some pictures and details of Camp GLOW - the Peace Corps project in Zambia, east Africa that we supported during 2011. The following was written by the Peace Corps Volunteer who coordinated the project:

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